fix: preserve lastArgs of queued execution (#257)

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clear lastArgs upon execution, not after, to avoid resetting lastArgs of upcoming queued execution after current completes

🎯 Changes

• AsyncDebouncer: Moves lastArgs reset to occur synchronously before beginning an async execution (after args are already consumed) instead of after the execution completes
• Adds a regression test for the bug (Queued AsyncDebounce execution is silently dropped if it is executed after an in-flight run completes #257) which caused a lost trailing execution if an in-flight execution completes between schedule and invoke.

✅ Checklist

• I have followed the steps in the Contributing guide.
• I have tested this code locally with pnpm run test:pr.

🚀 Release Impact

• This change affects published code, and I have generated a changeset.
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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed asynchronous debouncing so trailing executions are not dropped when a leading execution is still in progress.
  • Queued calls now run after the active asynchronous operation completes when both leading and trailing execution are enabled.

• Tests

  • Added regression coverage for trailing execution during an in-progress asynchronous call.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This change updates AsyncDebouncer to clear lastArgs when execution starts. A regression test verifies queued trailing execution after an asynchronous leading call. A patch changeset documents the fix.

Changes

AsyncDebouncer trailing execution fix

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update AsyncDebouncer execution state packages/pacer/src/async-debouncer.ts	lastArgs is cleared when execution starts instead of when execution completes.
Verify queued trailing execution packages/pacer/tests/async-debouncer.test.ts, .changeset/little-planets-serve.md	The test covers a queued trailing call during a 500 ms leading execution. The changeset declares a patch release for @tanstack/pacer.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 1f8a3

The trailing-call fix is narrowly scoped and tested, but it changes when public lastArgs state is cleared without updating its contract or coverage. Merge is reasonable with owner awareness and prompt follow-up.

Suggested reviewers: kevinvandy

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the AsyncDebouncer fix and the queued execution behavior it preserves.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description includes the required Changes, Checklist, and Release Impact sections. It explains the code change, regression test, local test command, and changeset.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 2…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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⚠️ Outside diff range comments (1)

packages/pacer/src/async-debouncer.ts (1)

391-394: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve pending state for a queued trailing call.

When a second call occurs during a leading execution, it sets lastArgs and isPending: true. The leading execution then reaches this finally block and sets isPending: false while the trailing timer is still waiting. flush() checks isPending at Line [405], so it returns undefined and does not run the queued call. Clear isPending only for the execution that owns the pending timer, or preserve a newer queued request.

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In `@packages/pacer/src/async-debouncer.ts` around lines 391 - 394, The async
debouncer’s leading execution incorrectly clears isPending in its finally state
update while a newer trailing call remains queued. Update the finally logic
around `#setState` so it only clears isPending when no newer request or pending
timer exists, preserving the queued trailing call for flush() to execute.

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Inline comments:
In `@packages/pacer/src/async-debouncer.ts`:
- Line 369: Update the AsyncDebouncerState.lastArgs contract and its related
documentation to reflect that it becomes undefined when execution begins in the
async debouncer state transition, and add coverage verifying this observable
lifecycle change; otherwise preserve the public lastArgs value separately from
the pending-execution state.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@packages/pacer/src/async-debouncer.ts`:
- Around line 391-394: The async debouncer’s leading execution incorrectly
clears isPending in its finally state update while a newer trailing call remains
queued. Update the finally logic around `#setState` so it only clears isPending
when no newer request or pending timer exists, preserving the queued trailing
call for flush() to execute.

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